Dialog: Understanding Hei Cha, or Dark Tea

April 11, 2012

Tweet. “Red” tea. “Black” tea. “Dark” tea. “Pu’er.” Many names, and not all the same. The terms get tossed around without much thought to the larger tea context. I have seen “red tea” used to label rooibos, but that fails to consider the older Chinese usage. “Black tea” is familiar in English, but that can [...]

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Tea Review 414: Manjani’s Sawa Organic White Tea

April 6, 2012

Tweet. Comment: some nice flavors and smooth texture. . Origin: Kenya Score: 87 Price (as of post): 1 oz = $15.66 . Sample provided by Majani Teas. Compare teas with others on the Scoresheet. Walker Tea Review- a tea blog with tea reviews and tea tastings. Want to see a tea reviewed? Contact me: jason@walkerteareview.com [...]

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Tea Store Evaluation- Seven Cups

April 4, 2012

TweetPart of a series on evaluating online tea stores. A look at Seven Cups in the areas of quality, selection, and tea community. Quality:  Overall, Seven Cups exudes quality. Their product pages go to great length to give background on their teas. Most of the time, you can find the precise harvest date, varietal used, and [...]

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Tea Review 413: ITFA’s Indonesian collection- Global Tea Tasters

March 30, 2012

Tweet. Comment: These are a unique set of teas you would otherwise never taste. Find out more at http://teafarms.org/globalteatasters . . Sample provided by International Tea Farms Alliance. Compare teas with others on the Scoresheet. Walker Tea Review- a tea blog with tea reviews and tea tastings. Want to see a tea reviewed? Contact me: jason@walkerteareview.com [...]

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Tea Mail: Questions from Readers

March 28, 2012

Tweet. I just started to use a gaiwan, and found a cheap one for like 5 bucks. I want to find a good quality one and am having trouble finding some. I like oolongs, so right now I’m pretty addicted to monkey picked iron goddess of mercy. I also want to find a good pur’eh, but there [...]

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